Music - MYP 4 and 5 - Samuel Wright - Hodder 2020

first three images show different ways of notating
The
The top image is an ancient clay tablet with the
sound.
alphabet written phonetically, so their readers could
Ugarit
out each letter. The right-hand image is an ancient
sound
song we have, dated to the 1st Century CE and
complete
in ancient Greek. The left-hand image is a student
written
‘Babe I’m Gonna Leave You’ in vibrant graphic
Zeppelin’s
against a time frame and pitch column.
dots
four images tell a story or outline a unique method in
All
way symbols have been ‘written down’. Importantly, all
the
rely on language to communicate their intention. The
three
problem is that without the audio recording, we have
only
first chapter works on the premise of including all
This
of learners. You will find it useful to know:
levels
basic scales and forms of notation
•
how to notate or recognise groups of rhythms aurally
•
how to work collaboratively to express musical
•
with body percussion, voice or instruments
ideas
what working within an ensemble means for
•
balance and intonation
listening,
ways of describing music using pitch, duration,
•
structure, tone-colour, dynamics and
texture,
links and reference materials will guide you
Examples,
further.
1 Is music more than a formula? 3
Assessment opportunities in
◆■
chapter:
this
this book visible thinking routines are
Throughout
to help you explore the statement of inquiry.
provided
includes meeting composers and artists and
This
your journey in a learning portfolio. Look
documenting
opportunities to use your own instrument or to
for
with a new one. Performing, listening and
experiment
tasks will give formative opportunities, with
creating
chance to extend them into summative projects by
the
We will reflect on this learner
●■
attribute…
profile
the end of the chapter.
Communicators: We nurture our curiosity, developing
●■
for inquiry and research. We know how to
skills
◆■ Criterion A: Knowing and understanding
independently and with others. We learn
learn
enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning
with
◆■ Criterion B: Developing skills
◆■ Criterion C: Thinking creatively
throughout life.
◆■ Criterion D: Responding
Prior knowledge
SEE–THINK–WONDER
at the images in Figure 1.1.
Look
What do you see?
What does it make you think?
What does it make you wonder?
expressive techniques.
marble stèle entitled the
This is the oldest
Seikilos Epitaph .
making shapes to recreate their sound in GarageBand.
KEY WORDS
The final image is created using a computer program called
Melodyne that outlines the
pitch
and spacing here of Led
MIDI
body percussion
chords
sequences
progressions
patterns
scales
time signature
number sets
ostinato
melodic phrase
Roman numerals
symbols
chord
fragmentation
algorithms
palindrome
graphic notation
to interpret in our heads what they would all sound like!